There are 333,833 female physicians in the U.S., according to March 2018 data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Here are the 10 states with the highest number of professionally active female physicians:
1. California: 38,140
2. New York: 33,066
3. Texas: 21,072
4. Pennsylvania: 17,015
5. Florida: 16,221
6. Illinois: 15,671
7. Massachusetts: 14,316
8. Ohio: 14,032
9. Michigan: 12,990
Here are the 10 states with the lowest number of professionally active female physicians:
1. Wyoming: 315
2. South Dakota: 564
3. North Dakota: 569
4. Montana: 635
5. Alaska: 677
6. Idaho: 680
7. Vermont: 828
8. Hawaii: 1,106
9. Delaware: 1,207
10. New Hampshire: 1,379